WMID-CCCE68: Iron Age Coin: Silver Unit of the North Eastern Region, North Eastern Boar/Horse Type

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Unique ID: WMID-CCCE68

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Silver, Iron Age, possible Unit of the North Eastern Region (Unknown Tribe), possibly dating to the period 50 BC - 20 BC. North Eastern Boar/Horse Type. As is usual, the flan is dished and one side has been struck from a very worn die, resulting in one face being almost blank. The reverse depicts a celticised (stylised) horse, facing right with one pellet at the horse's tail, one above the horses back and one by the neck. There are pellets showing the horse's knees on the front legs. Hobbs No 3218 - 3227, page 177 - 178.

Diameter: 16.0 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.9 g

Reference:

Hobbs, R'British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum', British Museum Press, 1996.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa 20 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th August 2014 - Sunday 24th August 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Unit (silver)
Tribe: Corieltavi
Geographic provenance: British North Eastern
Obverse description: Obliterated die
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse description: Stylized horse/boar running right with a pellet at the back, above the back and by the neck of the horse.
Reverse inscription: -
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Clifton Campville (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK2309
Four figure Latitude: 52.67821664
Four figure longitude: -1.66125063
1:25K map: SK2309
1:10K map: SK20NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out detecting

References cited

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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